Amazing, everyone comments on how badly built this coaster looks, yet to me, it looks a lot like those fairs that pop up in American Shopping mall parking lots over night.

People seem to trust those things, even though they’ve been put together and taken apart hundreds of times, weakening every bolt holding it together. Not to mention the fact that someone did the whole thing in three hours.

It reminds me of a kiddie roller coaster we used to ride in Baton rouge. It was at this crappy little amusement park called Fun Fair Park. There was a small roller coaster like this called The Wild Mouse and one about twice the size called the Galaxy. Both were rather tame. The will Mouse was tame for a ride, but its ricketiness was what made it scary. You never knew if the thing would fall apart at any moment.

You’re right, that’s a Wild Mouse. We have quite a few in England. It’s a mass produced roller coaster designed, as far as I can see, for very small amusement parks and travelling fairs. The terror indeed comes from the general feeling that the whole thing may disintegrate at any time.

Reminds me of a local roller coaster that existed in the 1960-70’s called the “Mad Mouse” is was made to run that way–part of the scare factor–seemed liked the same ride pattern to me too, but that was 35 years ago. thanks for the video

To me it looked like they’d taken the design from a wooden rollercoaster (also known as wild/crazy mouse rollercoasters).

The design of the rollercoaster itself it to make it feel like you’re going to come flying off the track. The corners are extremely sharp and because the frames are built of wood the wood flexes making it bounce around a bit and whatnot.

That said, it looks like that rollercoaster is metal … and very rusty metal at that. Maintenence must be low on greasing the track too sicne it was making a very melodic scraping sound on each turn … :|

You think this is an example of a morally bankrupt regime? I have been on similar rides at the Sydney and Melbourne Luna Parks, and they were far more disturbing on the fear factor. I mean they really DID feel like they were going to break at any minute, and the hand break operators (YES, really…) were all slouching around, texting their friends and generally paying NO attention. Give me the Pyongyang cutie any day.

If anything, it reminds me of the “Runaway mine cart” ride at Alton Towers – which is bloody good fun, come to think of it.

Can’t help wondering if the cars on the Pyongyang Roller Coaster are bugged, in case anyone decides to spend the precious minute of privacy the ride affords planning sedition against the Beloved Leader.

That’s so sad. The thing propbably only runs for 10 minutes a day once a week. There’s not enough electricity to run the lights In that place, let alone the rollercoasters. They’re dying from lack of food. North Korea shames the human race. I’m trying to laugh.

is that north or south korean? cos if its north then im sure it a marvel of modern science and every young boys dream, if its south then shame on them, use some of that movie profit and stop stealing rides from carrnies.

I was in North Korea last summer and went to the Kaeson Funfair while I was there. That roller coaster is no longer there. Instead, they have all new rides. It was quite surprising because it’s something you would expect to see in the West. It had only been re-opened for 2 months when my wife and I went. We had to have a guide from the fair take us around and they put us at the front of the line instead of queueing. It seemed to be very popular because the queue just to get in the funfair was huge. It was a lot of fun and well worth it.